A Twin Cesarean Birth at Methodist Hospital The Med Center with Dr. Gei

Mom contacted me several months before her due date as they found out that this last pregnancy was going to be a surprise boy/girl twin birth. Mom wanted nothing more than to try and avoid a c-section as long as she could safely deliver them vaginally. I helped guide her towards choosing a doula to further support and educate her as she prepared to not only get used to the idea of having twins, but to know her options in delivering them. As her pregnancy progressed, there was concern on how well each of the babies were growing, so she met with the infamous Dr. Gei.

If you haven’t heard of Dr. Gei, he’s an amazing Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist in the Houston area that truly gives parents options in how they deliver their babies before automatically deciding on having a cesarean section. However, as we neared the end of her pregnancy, Baby A was stubbornly sitting breech and in a way that put both babies at risk in order to deliver vaginally. We would indeed be moving towards delivering via C-section. At 38 weeks 4 days, Mom arrived to the hospital for her scheduled section. Her doula, Kathleen Wilson, and I were welcomed into the OR and as Mom was wheeled in, we all dressed into our scrubs. When interventions are necessary, it is truly remarkable to see what medicine can do to help deliver babies.

Sweet Violet was born first and her brother, Noah, was born shortly after. They were taken into an observation area just outside the OR with their own Neonatal teams. Both babies were looking excellent, even Violet and her outstretched leg from being breech. Before they were finished suturing mom, both babies were brought back into the OR and with the help of her doula and the anesthesiologist, Mom was able to do skin to skin. Such a remarkable thing to help aid both babies and mom during the postpartum period. Most parents don’t know that even though the decision is made to have a cesarean section, that they can opt for a family-centered delivery and aid Mom and babies into skin to skin and even nursing before even leaving the OR.

Such a beautiful birth and family!

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